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The Bronx is professing its love for the respected rap trio The Lox by unveiling a new mural made in their honor. Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, and Styles P shared a post on The Lox Instagram page on Thursday, September that revealed the dope spray-painted mural of their group alongside a building in the South Bronx, […]
CNN — A Vermont artist has lost his legal battle to force a law school to display a mural that portrays enslaved Black people in a style critics have called “cartoonish” and “racist.” Sam Kerson, 76, a multi-disciplinary artist and theater director who says his work focuses on social justice, sued the Vermont Law and Graduate […]
Gahanna City Council narrowly cleared 12 Gahanna-Jefferson student murals to be placed at Creekside Park Monday after some Gahanna residents complained that Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ messages in one of the murals amounted to controversial political messaging on city property. Two of 12 murals submitted by students in various grades in the district were […]
Thanks to the efforts of students in Oshawa, a new mural is celebrating Black excellence in Canada and around the world. The mural is on display at G.L. Roberts C.V.I. and was a collaboration between students and staff. “We decided to use figures that are awesome and that people look up to because they represent […]
Cardiff mural celebrating diversity painted over by advert BBC Source link
Cardiff mural celebrating diversity painted over by advert BBC Source link
A “mystical” Black woman, surrounded by leaves, a blue sky and stars. On the corner of King Street East and Ferguson Avenue North at Theatre Aquarius, local artist stylo starr is one of the four artists displaying her work. The mural “Sanctuary” shows esoteric elements the artist associates with the idea of a safe space. […]
The San Francisco school board voted Wednesday to nullify a previous board decision to cover up a controversial mural at Washington High School. The move followed nearly three years of legal battles, debate and controversy. In a 4-3 vote, the board followed a judge’s order to vacate their previous decision to cover the historic fresco, […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Family members of fallen officers in Springfield are calling attention to a controversial mural in the city. The words “Black Lives Matter” are painted on the side of a building on Worthington Street, but it is not those words that have them upset. Survivors of officers killed in the line of […]
In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we bring you a classic: a visit to a 30-foot tall mural on the side of a house in West Oakland, California. The mural teaches an often left out part of the history of the Black Panther Party, focusing on the women who fueled the movement. Our […]